Nieuwe Kerk
The Nieuwe Kerk is a 15th-century church in Amsterdam located on Dam Square, next to the Royal Palace. Originally a Catholic church, it became a Dutch Reformed Church church in 1578. It now belongs to the Protestant Church in the Netherlands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Description: church in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Also known as: “Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Canal District and Dam Square.
Canal District
Photo: Massimo Catarinella, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Canal District is the famous 17th-century district surrounding the Binnenstad of Amsterdam. The whole district is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its unique cultural and historical value, and its property values are among the highest in the country.
Dam Square
Square
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Dam Square or the Dam is a town square in Amsterdam, the capital and most populated city of the Netherlands. Its notable buildings and frequent events make it one of the best-known and most important locations in the city and the country. Dam Square is situated 110 metres southeast of Nieuwe Kerk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amsterdam and Burgwallen Oude Zijde.
Amsterdam
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Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands. It is known for the canals that cross the city, its impressive architecture, museums and art galleries, its notorious red light district, and more than 1,500 bridges.
Burgwallen Oude Zijde
Quarter
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Burgwallen Oude Zijde is a neighborhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Nieuwe Kerk
- Categories: museum and religion
- Location: Government of Amsterdam, North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Western Panjabi—“Nieuwe Kerk” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Ньівекерк”
- Chinese: “新教堂 (阿姆斯特丹)”
- Chinese: “新教堂”
- Croatian: “Nieuwe Kerk (Amsterdam)”
- Croatian: “Nieuwe Kerk”
- Czech: “Nieuwe Kerk”
- Dutch: “De Nieuwe Kerk Amsterdam”
- Dutch: “De Nieuwe Kerk”
- Dutch: “Nieuwe Kerk”
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 5940”
- Dutch: “Stichting De Nieuwe Kerk”
- Esperanto: “Nieuwe Kerk”
- Finnish: “Nieuwe Kerk”
- French: “Nieuwe Kerk d’Amsterdam”
- French: “Nieuwe Kerk”
- Galician: “Nieuwe Kerk”
- German: “Nieuwe Kerk”
- Hebrew: “הכנסייה החדשה (אמסטרדם)”
- Hungarian: “Nieuwe Kerk”
- Ido: “Nova Kirko (Amsterdam)”
- Ido: “Nova Kirko”
- Indonesian: “Nieuwe Kerk”
- Italian: “Chiesa Nuova”
- Italian: “Nieuwe Kerk”
- Japanese: “アムステルダム新教会”
- Japanese: “新教会”
- Macedonian: “Њивекерк”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Nieuwe Kerk”
- Norwegian: “Nieuwe Kerk”
- Polish: “Nieuwe Kerk”
- Portuguese: “Nieuwe Kerk”
- Russian: “Ниве Керк”
- Russian: “Ниувекерк”
- Russian: “Ньиве керк”
- Russian: “Ньивекерк”
- Russian: “Ньюве Керк”
- Spanish: “Nieuwe Kerk”
- Swedish: “Nieuwe Kerk”
- Ukrainian: “Нова церква”
- Western Frisian: “Nije Tsjerke (Amsterdam)”
- Western Frisian: “Nije Tsjerke”
- Western Panjabi: “نواں گرجا”
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